Thanks, I love his markings too. I originally wanted a black tri-color, but I saw him and fell in love. It took me quite a while to notice that he has muddy tan on his eyebrows, throat and chest, it's really hard to see them. His back legs are funny though, the front of them are all tan and the backs are almost all black with merle on the sides andtiny white toe tips.

How I love his markings!!! I'm so partial to split faces, whether it's with more merle or white, but they're just so full of character! I also adore the darker merles, I can't stand these show merles that are basically a grey coat with a few little spots of black, it's like an off-color Dalmatian with longer hair sometimes.